| Noc: | RSA |
| Nocname: | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Competitors: | 149 |
| Sports: | 21 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Akani Simbine & Caitlin Rooskrantz |
| Flagbearer Close: | Tatjana Smith |
| Rank: | 44 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 3 |
| Bronze: | 2 |
| Officials: | Leon Fleiser, chef de mission |
| Appearances: | auto |
South Africa competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era and twenty-first overall in Summer Olympic history. South Africa won six medals (one gold, three silver and two bronze), good for 44th overall in the standings.
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| Medals by sport | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rugby Sevens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Medals by gender | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Total | |||||||
| Male | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Female | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | style=background:gold | 1 | style=background:silver | 3 | style=background:#c96 | 2 | 6 | |
| Medals by date | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
| 27 July | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 29 July | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 9 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 10 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Multiple medalists | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Sport | Total | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
Leon Fleiser will be South Africa's chef de mission at the Games.[1]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Athletics | 27 | 11 | 38 | ||||
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Canoeing | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Cycling | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 | ||||
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Rowing | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 12 | 24 | ||||
| Skateboarding | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Sport climbing | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Surfing | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Swimming | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| Triathlon | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 63 | 143 |
See main article: article, Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. One South African archer qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's individual recurve competitions by virtue of his result at the 2023 African Continental Qualification Tournament in Nabeul, Tunisia. Werner Potgieter of the Western Cape ranked No. 1 with a score of 652 and went on to secure the spot for South Africa by winning the silver medal. He was the first male archer to secure a spot for his country in archery since 2008.[2]
See main article: article, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. South African track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Akani Simbine | Men's 100 m | 10.03 | 1 Q | - | 9.87 | 1 Q | 9.82 NR | 4 | |
| Shaun Maswanganyi | 10.06 | 3 Q | 10.02 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Benjamin Richardson | 10.06 | 4 Q | 9.95 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Shaun Maswanganyi | Men's 200 m | 20.20 | 3 Q | 20.42 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Wayde van Niekerk | 20.42 | 3 Q | 20.72 (.717) | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Benjamin Richardson | 51.86 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Zakithi Nene | Men's 400 m | 45.01 | 4 | 44.81 | 1 Q | 45.06 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Lythe Pillay | 45.60 | 7 | 45.40 | 1 Q | 45.24 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Edmund du Plessis | align=left | Men's 800 m | 1:45.73 | 2 Q | 1:45.34 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Tshepo Tshite | Men's 1500 m | 3:36.87 | 13 | 3:35.35 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Ryan Mphahlele | 3:38.48 | 12 | 3:36.64 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Adriaan Wildschutt | Men's 10000 m | 26:50.64 NR | 10 | ||||||
| Shaun Maswanganyi Akani Simbine Bayanda Walaza Bradley Nkoana Sinesipho Dambile (reserve) | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 37.94 | 2 Q | 37.57 | |||||
| Wayde van Niekerk Lythe Pillay Zakithi Nene Gardeo Isaacs Antonie Nortje Adrian Swart (reserve) | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.19 | 7 | 2:58.12 NR | 5 | ||||
| Stephen Mokoka | Men's marathon | 2:10:59 | 27 | ||||||
| Elroy Gelant | 2:09:07 | 11 | |||||||
| Miranda Coetzee | Women's 400 m | 51.58 | 4 | 50.66 | 2 q | 51.60 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Prudence Sekgodiso | Women's 800 m | 1:59.84 | 2 Q | 1:57.57 | 2 Q | 1:58.79 | 8 | ||
| Marione Fourie | Women's 100 m hurdles | 12.91 | 4 | 12.79 Q | 1 | 13.01 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Zenéy Geldenhuys | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 400 m hurdles | 54.73 | 3 Q | 53.90 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Rogail Joseph | 54.56 | 2 Q | 54.12 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Irvette van Zyl | align=left rowspan=3 | Women's marathon | 2:31:14 | 37 | |||||
| Gerda Steyn | 2:32:51 | 45 | |||||||
| 2:30:29 | 32 | ||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | |||
| Brian Raats | Men's high jump | 2.24 | 6 q | 2.17 | 12 | |
| Jovan van Vuuren | Men's long jump | 7.70 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Cheswill Johnson | 4.49 | 15 | Did not advance | |||
| Kyle Blignaut | Men's shot put | 20.78 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Francois Prinsloo | Men's discus throw | 61.35 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Victor Hogan | 60.78 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| Miné de Klerk | Women's shot put | 15.63 | 31 | Did not advance | ||
| Jo-Ané van Dyk | Women's javelin throw | 64.22 | 4 Q | 63.93 | ||
See main article: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. For the first time since the nation's last participated at Rio 2016, South Africa entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.
See main article: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
For the first time since 2016, South African canoeists qualified two boats for the following distances through the gold medal result at the 2023 African Olympic in Abuja, Nigeria.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Hamish Lovemore | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:28.19 | 3 QF | 3:36.64 | 2 SF | 3:33.89 | 8 FB | 3:27.94 | 9 | |
| Andrew Birkett | 3:53.31 | 5 QF | 3:38.11 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Hamish Lovemore Andrew Birkett | Men's K-2 500 m | 1:33.25 | 4 QF | 1:29.75 | 2 SF | 1:29.70 | 6 FB | 1:31.79 | 12 | |
| Tiffany Koch | Women's K-1 500 m | 2:02.76 | 6 QF | 1:56.81 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Esti Olivier | 1:55.98 | 5 QF | 1:53.21 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tiffany Koch Esti Olivier | Women's K-2 500 m | 1:52.14 | 5 QF | 1:46.40 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: article, Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
South Africa entered one male and two female riders to compete in the road race events at the Olympics. South Africa secured those quotas through the UCI Nation Ranking.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gibbons | Men's road race | 6:39:27 | 69 | |
| Ashleigh Moolman Pasio | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's road race | 4:04:23 | 33 |
| Tiffany Keep | DNF | |||
South Africa entered one rider for men's sprint and keirin events, based on the allocations of continental spots, through the final UCI Olympic rankings.
South African mountain bikers secured a men's and women's quota place each in the Olympic cross-country race through the release of the final Olympic mountain biking rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hatherly | Men's cross-country | 1:26:33 | ||
| Candice Lill | Women's cross-country | 1:35:33 | 20 |
See main article: Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. South African divers secured a quota place for Paris 2024 by advancing to the top twelve final of the women's individual springboard at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
See main article: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. South Africa entered one rider in the eventing event through the establishment of final Olympics ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).[7]
See main article: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. For the first time since 2008, South Africa entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Harry Saner qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the men's individual épée events at the 2024 African Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Algiers, Algeria.[8]
See main article: Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| South Africa men's | Men's tournament | L 3–5 | D 2–2 | L 1–5 | L 0–3 | W 5–2 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| South Africa women's | Women's tournament | L 1–2 | L 2–4 | L 1–2 | L 0–1 | L 0–1 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification. South Africa men's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier.[9]
See main article: Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification. South Africa women's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier.[10]
See main article: Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. South Africa entered four golfers into the Olympic tournament. Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Erik van Rooyen, Ashleigh Buhai, and Paula Reto; all qualified directly for the games in the individual competitions, based on their world ranking performance, on the IGF World Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | |||
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's | 70 | 71 | 64 | 69 | 274 | −10 | 16 |
| Erik van Rooyen | 67 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 275 | −9 | 17 | ||
| Ashleigh Buhai | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's | 68 | 73 | 74 | 70 | 285 | −3 | T13 |
| Paula Reto | 78 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 299 | +11 | T44 | ||
See main article: Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
South Africa entered one female gymnast into the games. Caitlin Rooskrantz qualified for the games by virtue of her individual results through all-around event at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.[11]
See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. South Africa qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Geronay Whitebooi (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
See main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. South African rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[12]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| John Smith Christopher Baxter | Men's coxless pair | 6:36.71 | 2 Q | 6:40.35 | 4 FB | 6:27.11 | 9 | ||||
| Paige Badenhorst | Women's single sculls | 7:39.19 | 3 QF | 7:44.03 | 4 SC/D | 7:55.91 | 1 FC | 7:27.76 | 14 | ||
See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Team | Event | Pool round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal/Classification | Final / | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| South Africa men's | Men's tournament | L 5–10 | L 5–17 | W 49–5 | 3 Q | W 14–7 | L 7–19 | W 26–19 | ||
| South Africa women's | Women's tournament | L 5–34 | L 0–38 | L 17–26 | 4 | L 12–15 | W 21–15 | 11 | ||
See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification. South Africa national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2024 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco.
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See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's Qualification. South Africa women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Africa Women's Sevens in Monastir, Tunisia.
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See main article: Skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. South Africa entered three skateboarders (two males and one female) to compete in each of the following events at the Games.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Dallas Oberholzer | Men's park | 33.83 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Brandon Valjalo | Men's street | 197.17 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Boipelo Awuah | Women's street | 159.34 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
See main article: article, Sport climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sport climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. South Africa qualified four climbers for Paris. All of them qualified directly for the combined and speed events by winning the gold medal at the 2023 Africa Olympic Qualifier in Pretoria.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder | Lead | Total | Rank | Boulder | Lead | Total | Rank | |||||||||
| Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | |||||||
| Mel Janse van Rensburg | Men's | 9.4 | 19 | 7.1 | 20 | 16.5 | 20 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Lauren Mukheibir | Women's | 0.0 | 20 | Did not advance | ||||||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | |||
| Joshua Bruyns | Men's | 6.18 | 13 | L 5.84–4.94 | Did not advance | 13 | |||
| Aniya Holder | Women's | 9.12 | 14 | L 9.36–6.10 | Did not advance | 14 | |||
See main article: Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. South African surfers confirmed three shortboard quota places for Tahiti. Jordy Smith and Sarah Baum topped the list of eligible surfers from Africa to secure the lone available berth in their respective shortboard races at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games in Surf City, El Salvador.[13]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Jordy Smith | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's shortboard | 7.60 | 2 R2 | W 9.50–5.40 | L 12.20–15.00 | Did not advance | |||
| Matthew McGillivray | 5.26 | 3 R2 | L 10.67–14.03 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Sarah Baum | Women's shortboard | 8.47 | 2 R2 | W 10.50–4.94 | L 3.87–8.16 | Did not advance | ||||
Qualification legend: R3 - Qualifies to elimination rounds; R2 - Qualifies to repechage round
See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. South African swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[14]
| Athlete | Event | Entry | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||||
| Pieter Coetze | Men's 100 m backstroke | 52.78 | 52.90 | 2 Q | 52.63 AF NR | 3 Q | 52.58 AF NR | 5 | |||
| Pieter Coetze | Men's 200 m backstroke | 1:55.85 | 1:56.92 | 3 Q | 1:56.09 | 3 Q | 1:55.60 AF NR | 7 | |||
| Chad le Clos | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's 100 m butterfly | 51.48 | 52.24 | 24 | Did not advance | |||||
| Matthew Sates | 51.66 | 54.53 | 35 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Matthew Sates | Men's 200 m butterfly | 1:55.25 | 1:57.04 | align=center | 20 | align=center colspan="4" | Did not advance | ||||
| Matthew Sates | Men's 200 m medley | 1:57.72 | 2:04.01 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Tatjana Smith | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.41 | 1:05.00 | 1 Q | 1:05.00 | 1 Q | 1:05.28 | ||||
| Tatjana Smith | Women's 200 m breaststroke | 2:19.01 | 2:21.57 | align=center | 1 Q | 2:19.94 | align=center | 2 Q | 2:19.60 | align=center | |
| Kaylene Corbett | 2:23.71 | 2:23.85 | 6 Q | 2:22.87 | 4 Q | 2:24.46 | 7 | ||||
| Erin Gallagher | Women's 100 m butterfly | 57.32 | 57.80 | 13 Q | 57.90 | 14 | Did not advance | ||||
| Aimee Canny | Women's 200 m freestyle | 1:56.80 | 1:57.81 | 14 Q | 1:57.34 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rebecca Meder | Women's 200 m medley | 2:10.95 | 2:11.96 | 16 Q | 2:10.67 NR | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
AF = Africa Record. NR = National Record / South African Record
See main article: Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. South Africa entered three triathletes (two men and one woman) in the triathlon events for Paris following the release of the final individual Olympic qualification ranking.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | ||||
| Henri Schoeman | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's | 20:11 | 0:51 | 52:24 | 0:25 | 32:02 | 1:45:53 | 20 |
| Jamie Riddle | 20:29 | 0:55 | 52:02 | 0:33 | 33:16 | 1:47:15 | 25 | ||
| Vicky van der Merwe | Women's | 26:09 | 0:57 | 1:02:07 | 0:30 | 35:33 | 2:05:16 | 46 | |
See main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. For the first time since 2008, South Africa qualified one wrestler for the Olympic competition. Nicolaas de Lange qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the semifinal round at the 2024 African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Alexandria, Egypt.[16]